r/mildlyinteresting • u/Coneskater • Dec 06 '16

Quality Post Grocery store in Germany has started importing Arizona Ice Tea Cans and covers up the 99¢ with mini American Flag stickers

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u/FantaToTheKnees Dec 06 '16

There's this beer in Belgium, really cheap and not that bad which would be absolutely perfect for Americans. It's called "Freedom".

I don't know why it's not exported to the US. It would be a huge hit!

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '16

America doesn't import freedom, they export it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '16 edited Dec 26 '22

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u/CarbineFox Dec 06 '16

Per megaton.

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u/McMaggots Dec 06 '16

Are you kidding me, give a man and a woman her gun she is fine.

Give him a truck he flips out. Truck drivers are known for two things.

Wreckless driving and good massages.

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u/silentanthrx Dec 06 '16

megaton/barrel? mt/b?

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u/4DimensionalToilet Dec 06 '16

Looked it up, and it's crazy expensive.Right now Freedom costs $51.36/barrel.

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u/ItsMacAttack ​ Dec 06 '16

And we are just GIVING it away! No wonder out national debt is so high!

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u/4DimensionalToilet Dec 06 '16

Best used salesman, perhaps?

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u/Fartbox_Virtuoso Dec 06 '16

In the form of Cluster Bombs.

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u/sjdr92 Dec 06 '16

They could do with importing some freedom and democracy though

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '16

Needs more bald eagles, and militia men on the label. Would sell like hot cakes.

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u/FantaToTheKnees Dec 06 '16

Could be part of the "rebranding" when they export it!

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '16

By mistake they'll put redcoats on the lable and then wonder why isn't it selling.

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u/DemonicCatapult Dec 06 '16

Am American. Some of these dumbfucks would STILL drink it. And then marvel at how American it is.

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u/Angry_Pelican Dec 06 '16

That reminds of when Budwiser had their American Ale out years ago. I don't remember if this was before or after the company was bought out though.

Murica!

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '16

They made their beer have the word "America" on the label this summer.

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u/roguemerc96 Dec 06 '16 edited Dec 06 '16

I don't know, Belgium beat team freedom in the world cup.

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u/BernedoutGoingTrump Dec 06 '16

Fuck it. Ill start importing it. I need a new business idea. Thanks

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u/beerchugger709 Dec 06 '16

technically most of the "American piss beers" are already owned by Belgians....

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u/flyingtiger188 Dec 06 '16

Looks like one of those fake food items they have on sitcoms. I bet it'd go well with a bag of Let's potato chips.

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u/AJestAtVice Dec 06 '16

Is that the Jupiler typefont?

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u/FantaToTheKnees Dec 06 '16

According to urban legend it's apparently watered down or left-over Jupiler, because it comes from the same brewery or something. So yeah it's the same theme as Jupiler.

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u/phenomhaze Dec 06 '16

But then again, people say this about all cheap beers.

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u/phenomhaze Dec 06 '16

Fellow Belgian here. Never found Freedom Pils in any store. In terms of cheap beer i prefer Kaiser.

On the topic of Stella, it's a normal pils here, even though i prefer others.

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u/FantaToTheKnees Dec 06 '16

We get it in our local "bierhal" or drinkcenter. Only available in glass bottles of 25cl(x24), never seen it at a regular store as well.

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u/phenomhaze Dec 06 '16

Probably in certain areas only, as i think i have only seen people from the Kempen drink it.

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u/FantaToTheKnees Dec 06 '16

Probably; #KempenRepresent

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u/shagrotten Dec 06 '16

This past summer, another Belgian company, Budweiser, renamed their beer "America" for the Olympics and sales dropped.

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u/McMaggots Dec 06 '16

What does Belgium beer taste like? Like the waffle mix Belgium enterprises.